Regulator



Nov. 5, 1940.

A. J. ROSENBERGER REGULATOR Filed May 7, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor 4 Albert J. Rosenbergev y mmuk omxm Attot'ngys A. J. ROSENBERGER REGULATOR Filed May 7. 1938 Nov. 5,1940.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Albert c Rosenberg! Patented Nov. 5, 1940 PATVENT' OFFICE- 2,220,116 REGULATOR Albert J. Rosenberger, Chicago, 111., asaignor to I Republic Flow Meters Company, Chicago, 111.,

. UNITED STATES a, corporation of Illinois Application May 7, 1838, Serlal No. 206,636

4 Claims. (01. 121- 11) lower ln a straight line in engagement with the pivoted cam to lap a control valve for the fluid motor. 1 Another object of the invention is to provide a novel cam which can easily be formed in any desired shape to vary 'the regulatorscharacteristics. Still another object is to provide a regulator including a pivotally mounted cam in which the g0 cam can be adjusted to adjust the regulator characteristics.

Other objects and advantages of the invention including novel subcombinations and desirable structural features will be apparent from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figufel is a diagrammatic viewwith parts in section of a regulator embodying the invention;

and

o Figure 2 is a partial enlarged perspective)view with parts in section.

The invention is illustrated as embodied in.a regulator for controlling the rate of flow through a conduit 4 by means 01' a: butterfly valve 6 hav- 31; ing anactuating lever 8. A link l8 connects the lever 8 to the rod I2'of-a piston 14 which is slidable i-n/a? stationary. cylinder 18 having conduits l8 and 28for supplying fluid to its opposite ends. The cylinder and piston form a reversible fluid motor for adjusting the valvej in accordance with variations in a controlling pressure as described hereinafter.

A casing 22 is mounted adjacent the cylinder 7 i8 and carries a sensitive element shown as a 45 flexible diaphragm 24 mounted in a split casing 26 on tap of the casing 22. A spring 28 urges the diaphragm upwardly while pressure admitted to the top or the diaphragm through a pipe 38 urges it downwardly and balances the spring 50 pressure. The pipe 28 is connected to a. source of supply of fluid under pressure through a pipe 32 and a controlling unit 34 by which the 'pressure acting on the diaphragm is controlled; The

controlling unit is shown as including a dial 36.

- calibrated in terms of flow and a manual setting device 38 by which the pressure in pipe may be controlled. It will be understood that the device 34 may, .if desiredfiembody mechanism for regulating the pressure in pipe 38 in accordance with variations in the ate of flow through ,con- 5 'duit 4 as is well kno the art to maintain the pressure on the diaphragm proportional to the desired rate of flow. v

A rod 40 is slidably mounted in the casing 22 and is connected at its upper end to the piston- 10 fqod l2 through a yoke 42. The rod 48 carries a cam follower orroller .44 which engages at one side. a fixed guide 46 and at its other side engages the edge of a cam plate 48. As best seen in Figure 2,.the cam plate 48 is formed of a relall tively thin sheet of metal approximately in thickness-which is secured along one edge to bar 58 by means of'a strip 52. The bar 58 is pivoted atone end on a bracket 54 having a pair of elongated slots 88 through which screws 58 pass to 20 secure. the bracketto the casing. In this way the pivotal axis of the bar can be adjusted toward and away from the .rod 48 to change the characteristics of the cam.

Actuatingfluid is supplied to the cylinder l6 28 through a valve 88 to which the pipes 18 and 20 are connected and which is supplied with fluid through a pipe 62 connected to the pipe 82. The

valve includes a movable spool 64 which when raised connects pipe l8 to the pipe 62 and when 80 '24 and the cam is through a differential mirage. as

As shown, this linkage comprises a three arm bell crank lever pivoted on the casing. and having one of its arms 66 connected by a link 88 to the upper end of the bar 50. A second arm 18 of the bell crank lever is connected to a light spring 12 40 which is anchored to the casing 22 and serves to urge the cam 48 against the roller 44 with a relatively light pressure. The third arm 14 of the bell crank lever has pivoted on its free end a lever 18 which is connected at its free end to 5 the spool 84 by a link 18. A stop pin 80 secured to the arm 14 extends through an enlarged opening in the lever 16 to limit relative movement of these two parts thereby to prevent overtravel oi the valve. I 80 The diaphragm 24 is connected to a rod 82,

terminating in a pin 84 which is slidabie in a slot in a cap member 86. A spring 88 urges the pin to one end of the slot as shown in Figure 2 to form a yielding connection between the diathat this pressure is increased, the diaphragm will be moved downwardly thereby moving the link 90 and pivot point 92 downwardly. Since the lever 14 is not moved, lever 16 will pivot about its left end and the spool 64 will be moved downwardly to connect pipe 62 with pipe 20. This will admit pressure to the upper end of cylinder I6 causing the piston l4 to move downwardly thereby opening the valve 6 furtherand at the same time moving the roller 44 downwardly. Due to the shape and pivot point of the cam 48, it will swing to the left under theinfluence of spring 12 thereby rocking the lever arms 66 and I4 counterclockwise. This action lowers the free end of arm I4 at the same time lowering the left end of lever 16 and rocking it about the pivot point 92 to raise the spool 64 to its-closed or neutral position. The valve 6 has nowtaken a new positioncorresponding to the new setting of the controlling pressure and it will be apparent that -for each valve of. the .pressure in pipe 30, the

valve will have a'corresponding position in which the rate of flow through the conduit 4 is regulated proportionally to the controlling pressure. I

It will be seen that the movement of the valve 6 in proportion to the controlling pressure varies with the shape of the cam 48. According 'to the present invention, the shape of this cam can readily bechanged due to the thinness of the metal fromwhich it is formed and to its manner of mounting. Thus the thin plate 48' can,if desired, be removed from-the bar 52 and filed or cut to any desired configurations conveniently.

The characteristic of the cam can also be changed.

readily by shifting the bracket 54 to change the pivot point of the cam relative to the roller 44.

While one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail, it will be apparent that many changes might be made therein and it is not intended to limit the scope of theunvention to the exact form shown nor otherwise than by the terms of the appended claims. I

What is claimed is:

1. A regulator comprising a sensitive element responsive to a controlling pressure, a motor having an element movable in a line when the motor is operated, a cam follower connected to said last named element to be moved in a straight line, a cam pivoted at one end adjacent the line of movement of said follower and engageable with the follower, a stationary guide engaging said follower on the side opposite to that engaged by the cam, control means for the motor, and dif ferential linkage connecting the control means to the sensitive element and the cam.

2. A regulator comprising a sensitive element responsive to a controlling pressure, a motor, a cam follower connected to the motor to be moved in a straight line thereby, an elongated cam engageable with said follower, a pivotal mounting for said cam adjustable toward and away from the line of movement of the follower to move the pivot point of the cam,thereby to change the characteristics of the cam, control means for the,

motor, and differential linkage connecting said control means to the sensitive element and the cam.

'3. A regulator comprising a' sensitive element responsive to a controlling pressure, a motor, a cam follower connected to the motor to be moved in a straight line thereby, a bar pivoted at oneend lying beside the line of movement of said follower, a relatively thin plate secured at one edge to said bar and having its other edge engaging said follower, said vother edge being adapted to be cut to follow any desired curve, a stationary guide engaging said follower on the side opposite that engaged by said plate control means for the motor, and diilerential linlZage connecting said control means to the cam and the sensitive elementf I,

4. In a regulator having a "part moved lineally in accordance with the setting of the regulator,

ALBERT J. ROSENBERGER. 

